Students are expected to contribute towards developing a shared set of class notes here. Your participation here will be noted and, depending on what class you're in, may count towards the "assignments" or "journal" component of your marks. Your notes may even eventually contribute towards a print or online text for students doing the same course as you. The first time you make a contribution you should be sure to add your name on the Credits page.
Each section of work that we cover will have its own page. I'll create the pages initially (unless one of you gets there and does it before me) but it will be up to you to fill the page.
What to put in each page
Notes
The most obvious thing to include are notes explaining the concepts covered in the section.
Examples
Include worked examples. These could be examples I give you in class or your own examples. (Don't just copy examples from the text book ... that's not allowed: see below.)
Problems
Writing your own problems (and making sure they actually work) is a great way of making sure you understand the concepts you're covering. You should include answers, but you don't have to include full worked solutions.
References
Include references to the text book or to any other print or online resources you have found useful. If you're a year 11 or year 12 student, you should include references to the section number from the Curriculum Council's published curriculum for your course.
What not to include:
Content that is not your own work
This is really important: don't include anything you have just lifted out of a text book or off another web page. It has to be your own work. Putting someone else's work in here is probably illegal, and might also be considered by the school to be cheating. Don't do it. You have been warned!
Copyright Images
One common trap is with images that you might find using a Google image search. You have to assume that these images are copyright unless there's something that clearly says otherwise. That means you can't add them to your page unless you have permission from the copyright owner. If it's a really good image it might be worth emailing the owner for permission. Otherwise, think about how you might make your own. Some mathematical diagrams aren't that hard to make, and if all else fails, you could scan something you've drawn by hand to go in there.
Help!
Although I expect the content you add to be your own, I understand that most of you will need some help with this from time to time. I don't expect you to do this all by yourself. Help each other. If you still can't work out how to do whatever you're attempting, ask me and I'll help you. (Helping you learn is my job, after all!)
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Student Expectations
Students are expected to contribute towards developing a shared set of class notes here. Your participation here will be noted and, depending on what class you're in, may count towards the "assignments" or "journal" component of your marks. Your notes may even eventually contribute towards a print or online text for students doing the same course as you. The first time you make a contribution you should be sure to add your name on the Credits page.Each section of work that we cover will have its own page. I'll create the pages initially (unless one of you gets there and does it before me) but it will be up to you to fill the page.
What to put in each page
Notes
The most obvious thing to include are notes explaining the concepts covered in the section.Examples
Include worked examples. These could be examples I give you in class or your own examples. (Don't just copy examples from the text book ... that's not allowed: see below.)Problems
Writing your own problems (and making sure they actually work) is a great way of making sure you understand the concepts you're covering. You should include answers, but you don't have to include full worked solutions.References
Include references to the text book or to any other print or online resources you have found useful. If you're a year 11 or year 12 student, you should include references to the section number from the Curriculum Council's published curriculum for your course.What not to include:
Content that is not your own work
This is really important: don't include anything you have just lifted out of a text book or off another web page. It has to be your own work. Putting someone else's work in here is probably illegal, and might also be considered by the school to be cheating. Don't do it. You have been warned!Copyright Images
One common trap is with images that you might find using a Google image search. You have to assume that these images are copyright unless there's something that clearly says otherwise. That means you can't add them to your page unless you have permission from the copyright owner. If it's a really good image it might be worth emailing the owner for permission. Otherwise, think about how you might make your own. Some mathematical diagrams aren't that hard to make, and if all else fails, you could scan something you've drawn by hand to go in there.Help!
Although I expect the content you add to be your own, I understand that most of you will need some help with this from time to time. I don't expect you to do this all by yourself. Help each other. If you still can't work out how to do whatever you're attempting, ask me and I'll help you. (Helping you learn is my job, after all!)